Woman ‘threatened with hammer’ during Dundalk burglary

Gardaí arrested and charged a man in his 20s, and are investigating the incident

Gardaí are investigating the incident that took place in Co Louth on Friday morning. File photograph: Frank Miller/ The Irish Times

A man is due to appear before a court on Saturday charged in connection to an aggravated burglary in which a car was stolen in Co Louth on Friday morning.

Gardaí said they received reports of a man entering a residence at Cox's Demesne in Dundalk armed with a hammer at 6.30am.

The man is alleged to have threatened a female resident of the property and left with a sum of cash and car keys.

He then fled the scene in the resident’s vehicle.

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No one was injured and there was no damage to the property.

A Garda investigation commenced and a man in his 20s was arrested a short time later. The injured party’s vehicle was recovered.

The man was detained at Dundalk Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

He has since been charged and will appear before Dublin District Court at the Criminal Courts of Justice on Saturday morning.

Sarah Burns

Sarah Burns

Sarah Burns is a reporter for The Irish Times